., and if there's no resolution there to the u.s. fiscal cliff, that could also be a major drag on global markets which could reflect here on the nikkei as well. so market play is really looking at the new administration, and if they can actually enact some of the election pledges that they put forward to boost the domestic economy. now, with shinzei abe set to become japan's next prime minister, a lot has happened in the currency markets already to reflect the aggressive inflation targets to boost the economy. so let's have the levels here. the weaker yen has really played into boosting the nikkei into the buildup of the elections on sunday, and currently right now, the dollar yen at 84 even to .5 on the offer side. i can tell you it was trading at the 82 levels last week, so the yen getting weaker there on the dollar. let's have a look at the euro/yen as well. that's trading at 110.55. it actually popped up to 111 a couple hours ago before the stock market opened. it's come down a little bit, but you can compare that to 109 when st